🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of hydrogen gas: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported hydrogen gas worth $154.4 million (95.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 27% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $304.4 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of hydrogen gas by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $154.4M | 95.4K t |
| 2023 | $211.2M | 99.6K t |
| 2022 | $304.4M | 95.9K t |
| 2021 | $253.0M | 88.4K t |
| 2020 | $106.3M | 65.4K t |
| 2019 | $161.4M | 91.6K t |
| 2018 | $172.3M | 93.9K t |
| 2017 | $103.3M | 58.3K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports hydrogen gas from
China alone supplied 80% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $124.0M | 80% |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $13.1M | 8.5% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $3.9M | 2.5% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $3.3M | 2.2% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $2.4M | 1.5% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.7M | 1.1% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $1.5M | 1% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.3M | 0.8% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $772K | 0.5% |
| Taiwan | $478K | 0.3% |
Types of hydrogen gas under HS 2804
| 2804.69 | Silicon: containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon | 80% |
| 2804.70 | Phosphorus | 9.2% |
| 2804.21 | Gases, rare: argon | 5.6% |
| 2804.29 | Gases, rare: other than argon | 4.7% |
| 2804.30 | Nitrogen | 0.4% |
| 2804.40 | Oxygen | 0.2% |
| 2804.90 | Selenium | 0.1% |
| 2804.80 | Arsenic | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2804.
Average import price of hydrogen gas
The average declared value was about $1.62 per kg, 29% below the world average of $2.28, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports hydrogen gas
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates exported hydrogen gas worth $19.5 million (4.9 thousand tonnes). Most of it went to United Kingdom (18%), Kenya (11%), Spain (11%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 41%. Among the main buyer markets, Qatar grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $3.5M | 18% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $2.2M | 11% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.2M | 11% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.8M | 9.4% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $1.5M | 7.5% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $1.1M | 5.8% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $950K | 4.9% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $917K | 4.7% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $613K | 3.2% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $516K | 2.7% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Arab Emirates?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 2804: Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals.
Hydrogen gas trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of hydrogen gas imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported hydrogen gas worth $154.4 million in 2024 (95.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import hydrogen gas from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (80%), Kazakhstan (8%), Netherlands (3%).
What is the average import price of hydrogen gas in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $1.62 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.28 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export hydrogen gas?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported hydrogen gas worth $19.5 million in 2024, mainly to United Kingdom, Kenya, Spain.
What is the HS code for hydrogen gas?
Hydrogen gas falls under HS heading 2804 (Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading hydrogen gas with the United Arab Emirates?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds the United Arab Emirates trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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